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The Daily Show second-generation poaching is in full effect now, as Netflix has just announced its second new weekly talk-show from a correspondent who up until now was currently sidekicking it for Trevor Noah on Comedy Central. Netflix has ordered 32 weekly episodes of a Hasan Minhaj talk show. It’ll …
Congratulations to Michelle Wolf! As reported first by The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix is giving Wolf her own weekly late-night talk show, to debut later this year. https://twitter.com/michelleisawolf/status/963111948127580160 Netflix canned Chelsea, but is getting back into topical talk this coming weekend with the launch of The Joel McHale Show with Joel …
When Johnny Carson retired into the late-night sunset, never to be seen again except for a rare appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, I was OK with that. But Letterman retiring didn’t seem exactly right. Certainly he couldn’t keep up with the Jimmy Fallons or James Cordens. Certainly …
For decades, David Letterman presided over a late-night circus that asked celebrities and made jokes about the headlines of the day. For his next trick on Netflix, Letterman will sit down with people he admires and ask them timeless questions. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman will …
After a year and a half off of TV and onto Netflix, Chelsea Handler has had enough of the talk show circuit. Handler called it quits today, although weekly episodes of Chelsea will continue on Netflix through the end of 2017. The next episode shows up Friday, so expect to …
Welcome to the late-night TV hosting club, Robin Thede! Thursday night’s premiere of The Rundown with Robin Thede on BET proved that Thede had a lot more to offer than we saw in her brief tenure as head writer and correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. As …
STOP THE PRESSES! Sit down and brace yourselves. David Letterman, the longest-serving host in U.S. late night television – the original host of Late Night (NBC) and The Late Show (CBS) – is returning to television for a new series for Netflix! He has committed to six hourlong episodes that’ll combine in-depth interviews with …
Sam Morril has sat courtside for the New York Knicks. Now the comedian is getting a prime slot on the TV network that broadcasts Knicks games. People Talking Sports* (*and Other Stuff) will premiere in late-night on MSG Network on July 10. Page Six broke the news. MSG has broadcast …
A comedian, actor and writer, Jim Jefferies has established himself as one of the most respected comics of his generation with a controversial and belief-challenging stand-up style that continues to surprise and entertain audiences around the globe. He recently wrapped an international stand-up tour, “The Unusual Punishment Tour,” to rave …
Loved the debut last night of The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central. Even excluding the A-list celebrity cameo by Brad Pitt as the show’s weatherman to deliver our forecast in the wake of President Trump’s pull-out from the Paris global climate agreement. Something about the tone and posture of …
